ε-Cet (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , ε-Cet is visible between 18:54 and 01:25. It will become accessible at around 18:54, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:09, 35° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:25 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

Name ε-Cet
Object type Star
Other names
ε-Cet
Epsilon Ceti
83-Cet
83 Ceti
HR 781[1]
HD 16620
HIP 12390[3]
TYC 5288-1093-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:02h39m33s [2]
Declination:−11°52'19" [2]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:4.83 (V) [2]
5.33 (BT) [2]
4.87 (VT) [2]
Distance:21.5 parsec
70.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.39
Proper motion (speed):281.5 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):145.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.17

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